Kathy Bates
Born 1948 · American film actress and director
Kathleen Doyle Bates is an American actress and director. Her work spans over five decades, and her accolades include an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and two BAFTA Awards.
Kathy Bates, in order
- 1971 Taking Off: acted · directed by Miloš Forman · critics 100%, audiences 84%
- 1978 Straight Time: acted · directed by Ulu Grosbard · critics 82%, audiences 82%
- 1982 Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 89%, audiences 81% · streaming on Kanopy
- 1983 Two of a Kind: acted · directed by John Herzfeld · critics 18%, audiences 37%
- 1986 The Morning After: acted · directed by Sidney Lumet · critics 61%, audiences 38%
- 1987 Murder Ordained (TV movie): acted · directed by Mike Robe
- 1987 My Best Friend Is a Vampire: acted · directed by Jimmy Huston
- 1987 Summer Heat: acted · directed by Michie Gleason
- 1989 High Stakes: acted · directed by Amos Kollek
- 1989 Roe vs. Wade (TV movie): acted · directed by Gregory Hoblit
- 1989 Signs of Life: acted · directed by John David Coles · audiences 20% · streaming on Plex, Tubi
- 1990 Dick Tracy: acted · directed by Warren Beatty
- 1990 Men Don't Leave: acted · directed by Paul Brickman
- 1990 Misery: acted · directed by Rob Reiner · critics 86%, audiences 90% · streaming on Tubi
- 1990 White Palace: acted · directed by Luis Mandoki
- 1991 At Play in the Fields of the Lord: acted · directed by Héctor Babenco
- 1991 Fried Green Tomatoes: acted · directed by Jon Avnet
- 1991 Shadows and Fog: acted · directed by Woody Allen · critics 54%, audiences 55% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1992 Hostages: acted · directed by David Wheatley
- 1992 Prelude to a Kiss: acted · directed by Norman René · critics 65%, audiences 39%
- 1992 Used People: acted · directed by Beeban Kidron
- 1993 A Home of Our Own: acted · directed by Tony Bill
- 1993 Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (TV movie): acted · directed by Rob Mikuriya
- 1994 Curse of the Starving Class: acted · directed by J. Michael McClary
- 1994 North: acted · directed by Rob Reiner · critics 12%, audiences 27% · streaming on Roku Channel
- 1995 Angus: acted · directed by Patrick Read Johnson
- 1995 Dolores Claiborne: acted · directed by Taylor Hackford
- 1996 Diabolique: acted · directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
- 1996 The Late Shift (TV movie): acted · directed by Betty Thomas
- 1996 The War at Home: acted · directed by Emilio Estevez · critics 58%, audiences 75%
- 1997 NYPD Blue (TV series): directed · critics 83%, audiences 89%
- 1997 Swept from the Sea: acted · directed by Beeban Kidron · critics 33%, audiences 76% · streaming on Roku Channel, YouTube (free), Tubi
- 1997 Titanic: acted · directed by James Cameron · critics 88%, audiences 69% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy
- 1998 A Civil Action: acted · directed by Steven Zaillian · critics 66%, audiences 56%
- 1998 Primary Colors: acted · directed by Mike Nichols · critics 79%, audiences 64% · streaming on Prime Video
- 1998 The Effects of Magic: acted · directed by Chuck Martinez
- 1998 The Waterboy: acted · directed by Frank Coraci
- 1999 Annie (TV movie): acted · directed by Rob Marshall
- 1999 Dash and Lilly (TV movie): directed
- 2000 American Outlaws: acted · directed by Les Mayfield
- 2000 Bruno: acted · directed by Shirley MacLaine
- 2001 Rat Race: acted · directed by Jerry Zucker
- 2001–03 Six Feet Under (TV series): directed, acted
- 2002 About Schmidt: acted · directed by Alexander Payne · critics 86%, audiences 74% · streaming on Roku Channel, YouTube (free)
- 2002 Dragonfly: acted · directed by Tom Shadyac
- 2002 Love Liza: acted · directed by Todd Louiso
- 2002 My Sister’s Keeper (TV movie): acted · directed by Ron Lagomarsino
- 2002 Unconditional Love: acted · directed by P. J. Hogan
- 2003 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story: acted · directed by Peter Greenaway
- 2003 Two and a Half Men (TV series): acted · critics 65%, audiences 67% · streaming on Peacock, Philo
- 2004 Around the World in 80 Days: acted · directed by Frank Coraci · critics 33%, audiences 34% · streaming on Disney+
- 2004 Little Black Book: acted · directed by Nick Hurran
- 2004 The Bridge of San Luis Rey: acted · directed by Mary McGuckian · critics 4%, audiences 35% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, YouTube (free)
- 2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing: acted · directed by Wendy Apple · audiences 83% · streaming on Starz
- 2005 Ambulance Girl (TV movie): directed
- 2005 Guilty Hearts: acted · directed by Benjamin Ross and Paul Black
- 2005 Rumor Has It: acted · directed by Rob Reiner · critics 20%, audiences 41% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, Plex
- 2005 Warm Springs (TV movie): acted · directed by Joseph Sargent
- 2006 Bonneville: acted · directed by Christopher N. Rowley
- 2006 Charlotte's Web: acted · directed by Gary Winick · critics 79%, audiences 62% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, MGM+
- 2006 Failure to Launch: acted · directed by Tom Dey · critics 22%, audiences 52% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo
- 2006 Relative Strangers: acted · directed by Greg Glienna
- 2007 Christmas Is Here Again: acted · directed by Darrell Van Citters and Robert Zappia
- 2007 Fred Claus: acted · directed by David Dobkin
- 2007 P.S. I Love You: acted · directed by Richard LaGravenese
- 2008 Personal Effects: acted · directed by David Hollander
- 2008 Revolutionary Road: acted · directed by Sam Mendes · critics 66%, audiences 71% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
- 2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still: acted · directed by Scott Derrickson · critics 20%, audiences 27% · streaming on Prime Video
- 2008 The Family That Preys: acted · directed by Tyler Perry
- 2009 Alice (TV movie): acted · directed by Nick Willing
- 2009 Chéri: acted · directed by Stephen Frears
- 2009 The Blind Side: acted · directed by John Lee Hancock · critics 66%, audiences 85%
- 2010 Valentine's Day: acted · directed by Garry Marshall
- 2011 A Little Bit of Heaven: acted · directed by Nicole Kassell · critics 4%, audiences 52% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Roku Channel
- 2011 Harry's Law (TV series): acted
- 2011 Midnight in Paris: acted · directed by Woody Allen · critics 93%, audiences 83% · streaming on YouTube (free), Tubi
- 2011 You May Not Kiss the Bride: acted · directed by Rob Hedden
- 2013–18 American Horror Story (TV series): acted
- 2014 Boychoir: acted · directed by François Girard
- 2014 Tammy: acted · directed by Ben Falcone
- 2016 Bad Santa 2: acted · directed by Mark Waters
- 2016 Complete Unknown: acted · directed by Joshua Marston
- 2016 The Boss: acted · directed by Ben Falcone · critics 21%, audiences 38%
- 2016 The Great Gilly Hopkins: acted · directed by Stephen Herek · critics 65%, audiences 68% · streaming on Prime Video, Philo, Kanopy
- 2018 On the Basis of Sex: acted · directed by Mimi Leder
- 2018 The Big Bang Theory (TV series): acted · directed by Mark Cendrowski
- 2018 The Death and Life of John F. Donovan: acted · directed by Xavier Dolan
- 2019 Richard Jewell: acted · directed by Clint Eastwood
- 2019 The Highwaymen: acted · directed by John Lee Hancock · critics 58%, audiences 75% · streaming on Netflix
- 2020 Home: acted · directed by Franka Potente
- 2023 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret: acted · directed by Kelly Fremon Craig · critics 99%, audiences 94%
- 2023 The Miracle Club: acted · directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan
- 2024 A Family Affair: acted · directed by Richard LaGravenese · critics 36%, audiences 31% · streaming on Netflix
- 2024 Matlock (TV series): acted
- 2024 Summer Camp: acted · directed by Castille Landon
- 2024 The Great Lillian Hall: acted · directed by Michael Cristofer